Institute of Banking Personnel has released a notification for one of the post prestigious Common Recruitment Process of Specialist Officer i.e IBPS SO. A total of 1163 vacancies has been released for various posts such as I.T. Officer (Scale-I), Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I), Marketing Officer (Scale I), Law Officer (Scale I), HR Personnel Officer (Scale-I) and Agriculture Officer( Scale I). Various Public Sector Banks across the country have vacancies for Specialist Officer Post. In this blog, we will discuss the IBPS SO 2019 Exam Pattern and Syllabus in detail.
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IBPS SO 2019 Exam Pattern and Syllabus: Important Dates
| IBPS SO Notification | 05 November 2019 |
| IBPS SO Online Registration – Start Date | 06 November 2019 |
| IBPS SO Online Registration – End Date | 26 November 2019 |
| IBPS SO Admit Card issued for Prelims | December 2019 |
| IBPS SO 2019 Prelims Exam | 28 December 2019 & 29 December |
| IBPS SO 2019 Prelims – Result | January 2020 |
| IBPS SO 2019 Admit Card issued for Mains | January 2020 |
| IBPS SO 2019 Mains Exam | 25 January 2020 |
| IBPS SO 2019 Mains – Result | February 2020 |
IBPS SO 2019 Exam Pattern and Syllabus: How to Apply Online
The procedure through which a candidate can appear in IBPS SO exam are as follows;
- The registration for IBPS SO Exam 2019 is conducted online. The Candidates can go to the IBPS website www.IBPS.in and start the registration process by entering the respective personal details and Educational Qualifications
- The Candidate needs to have a Gmail id on which the payment successful details and other details such as Hall-Ticket and Admit Card can be sent.
- A candidate needs to scan his/her photograph and Signature and make sure to follow the guidelines mentioned for upload of these documents. It is important to check the guidelines because the file of a certain particular MB can only be uploaded. If necessary a candidate needs to resize the signature and photograph to be uploaded.
- A candidate needs to Pay the application fee before the end date so that the candidate final application can have the status as submitted.
- A confirmation mail of Payment will be sent to the respective candidate’s email id along with registration id/roll number and password.
- The IBPS SO 2019 application form can only be filled on the official website.
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IBPS SO 2019 Exam Pattern and Syllabus: Prelims Exam Pattern
Prelims is the first stage of IBPS SO exam. It is a common recruitment test conducted online across the country.
The Details of Prelims exam and subjectwise mark allocation are given below;
This prelim marks allocation is for IT Officer/HR/ Marketing Officer/Agriculture Officer
| Sections | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40min |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | 40min |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 40min |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120min |
The prelim marks allocation is for Law Officer(Scale I) and Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) are as follows;
| Sections | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40min |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | 40min |
| General Awareness Questions and questions related to Banking Awareness | 50 | 50 | 40min |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120min |
IBPS SO 2019 Exam Pattern and Syllabus: Mains Exam Pattern
Mains is the second level of the common recruitment test for IBPS SO. As per the different branches the marks are allocated for the Professional Knowledge section. Please check the details below;
This mains marks allocation is for IT Officer/HR/ Marketing Officer/Agriculture Officer/Law Officer.
| Technical Section | Total Questions | Total Marks | Medium | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 | English & Hindi | 45 min |
The mains marks allocation is for and Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) are as follows;
| Technical Section | Total Questions | Total Marks | Medium | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Knowledge(Objective) | 45 | 60 | English & Hindi | 30 min |
| Professional Knowledge(Descriptive) | 2 | English & Hindi | 30 min |
Points to note:
- There is a Penalty marked for every wrong answer in both the stages of prelims and mains for objective type of question.
- A total of 0.25 marks is deducted for every wrong answer
- If a question is left unattempted then no marks will be deducted.
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Prelims Syllabus
Quant Topics of Prelims exam are;
| Simplification | Profit & Loss |
| Mixtures &Alligations | Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices |
| Work & Time | Time & Distance |
| Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Data Interpretation |
| Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | Number Systems |
| Sequence & Series | Permutation, Combination &Probability |
Reasoning
| Logical Reasoning | Alphanumeric Series |
| Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test | Data Sufficiency |
| Data Sufficiency | Coded Inequalities |
| Seating Arrangement | Puzzle |
| Tabulation | Syllogism |
| Blood Relations | Input Output |
English Language
| Reading Comprehension & Paragraphh Completion | Cloze Test |
| Para jumbles | Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting |
| Fill in the blanks | Miscellaneous |
General Awareness
| Past 6 months Current Affairs | GK Updates |
| Currencies | Important Places |
| Prime minster Scheme | Important Days |
| Awards | Banking Awareness |
Mains Syllabus
In Mains level questions the candidates are required to have subject knowledge of respective branches. The Syllabus for all the branches are as follows;
| IT Officer (Scale-I) | Agricultural Field Officer (Scale – I) | Marketing Officer (Scale-I) | Law Officer (Scale-I) | HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I) |
| Database Management System | Basics of Crop production | Basics of Marketing Management | Banking Regulations | Human Resource Development |
| Data Communication and Networking | Horticulture | Brand Management | Compliance and Legal Aspects | Business policy and strategic analysis |
| Operating System | Seed Science | Advertising | Relevant Law and Orders related to negotiable instruments, securities, foreign exchange | Transnational Analysis |
| Software Engineering | Agronomy and Irrigation | PR | Prevention of Money-laundering, Limitation Act | Training and Development |
| Data Structure | Agricultural Economics | Sales | Consumer Protection Act | Recruitment and Selection |
| Computer Organization and Microprocessor | Agricultural Practices | Retail | SARFAES | Rewards and Recognition |
| Object-Oriented Programming | Soil resources | Business Ethics | Banking Ombudsman Scheme | Industrial Relations |
| Animal Husbandry | Market Segmentation | Laws and Actions with direct link to Banking Sector | Business Policy and Strategic Analysis | |
| Agroforestry | Market research and forecasting demand | Bankers Book Evidence Act | Grievance and Conflict Management | |
| Ecology | Product Life Cycle | DRT Act | Performance Management and Appraisal | |
| Government Schemes | Corporate Social Responsibility | |||
| Service Marketing | ||||
| Marketing Strategies |
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